Interior Minister

Lithuania is ready to bring its citizens from China where a dangerous coronavirus is spreading, Interior Minister Rita Tamasuniene said on Wednesday.

Lithuania's new Interior Minister Rita Tamasuniene says firefighters and border guards will be a priority when raising wages next year, adding that the move will be aimed at closing the pay gap among statutory services.

The Lithuanian Cabinet decided on Wednesday not to approve draft amendments that call for banning smoking on balconies of apartment buildings if at least one neighbor is opposed.

The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Christian Families Alliance (EAPL-CFA) said on Tuesday it proposes MP Jaroslav Narkevic for the post of transport and communications minister and MP Rita Tamasuniene for interior minister.

Lithuanian Interior Minister Eimutis Misiunas says Vilnius' municipal authorities are creating panic among people by running an evacuation drill to test the city's readiness to respond to a potential nuclear accident at Belarus' Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda confirmed on Tuesday that the ruling parties are proposing former Vice Minister of Transport Vladislav Kondrotovic to lead the ministry, and MP Jaroslav Narkevic is being proposed for interior minister.

Lithuanian Interior Minister Eimutis Misiunas met with Vietnamese Public security Minister To Lam in Vilnius on Friday and discussed the treaty, signed in January, on swifter deportation of illegal migrants to Vietnam and prospects for further cooperation.

Lithuanian firefighters remain on high alert after containing fires that ranged across the country earlier this week, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiunas said on Friday.

After an amendment to the Citizenship Law took effect in Lithuania in July, Litvaks, i.e. Jews of Lithuanian origin, living in Israel and the Republic of South Africa are again submitting applications for restoration of their Lithuanian citizenship, Lietuvos Žinios daily said on Wednesday.